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Title: Ethel Wright - no place of birth known
Post by: tobymarsh on Thursday 20 September 07 13:12 BST (UK)

Hello

Im looking for an Ethel Wright born 1875 and married to a Frank Frederick Marsh on date unknown.  I believe they were married in Rochester or surrounding area in Kent, but Im not sure if this was where Ethel was from.

Not a lot to go on I know, hence my dead end! :)

Title: Re: Ethel Wright - no place of birth known
Post by: PaulineJ on Thursday 20 September 07 13:17 BST (UK)

Right, start here: transcribed freebmd marriages.

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=8913

enter groom's name, place of kent.

candiate comes up in 1903.

click on the page to see other parties on same page. (it includes an Ethel wright)

Pauline

Title: Re: Ethel Wright - no place of birth known
Post by: Ruskie on Thursday 20 September 07 14:19 BST (UK)

Hi toby,

Are you familiar with FreeBMD?

Here is a link which will help you find your marriage:
http://www.freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl
Just fill out the appropriate details and hit the FIND button. If you enter both Frank and Ethel's names, only one marriage appears.

Using the reference details you can buy a copy of the marriage certificate online from here:
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
Or you can follow the links from the FreeBMD page.

This will give you both father's names and occupations.

You can then look at the census (or request a lookup) for Ethel and Frank who you may find with their respective families in the 1881 and 1891 censuses.

Good luck.

Title: Re: Ethel Wright - no place of birth known
Post by: tobymarsh on Thursday 20 September 07 14:41 BST (UK)

Cheers both, I will try again with the info youve got above.  No to order some certificates!